gas lighter: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

Not exactly. While both produce a flame, a gas lighter is specifically designed for lighting gas stoves, grills, or ovens. It's often larger, may have a longer nozzle for safety, and is not typically pocket-sized like a cigarette lighter.

Yes, you can, as it produces a flame. However, its design (often a trigger or button for a sustained flame) is optimized for lighting appliance burners, so it might be less convenient for lighting multiple candles than a standard long-reach lighter.

When you press the button or trigger, a spring-loaded hammer strikes a piezoelectric crystal. This creates a high-voltage electric spark between two electrodes, which ignites the gas flowing from the appliance's burner or, in some models, a small stream of butane from the lighter itself.

The most common reasons are: 1) The gas supply to the appliance is turned off or blocked. 2) The lighter itself is out of butane (if it's a refillable type). 3) The spark electrode is dirty, wet, or misaligned. 4) There is a strong draught blowing out the initial spark.

A hand-held device used to produce a flame for igniting gas stoves, grills, or other gas-fueled appliances, typically using a piezoelectric spark mechanism or a small flame fueled by butane.

Gas lighter is usually general, informal, everyday, technical (in appliance contexts) in register.

Gas lighter: in British English it is pronounced /ˈɡæs ˌlaɪ.tər/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˈɡæs ˌlaɪ.t̬ɚ/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.